dollars for the trip through the sahara. he is one of them he's already set off 3 times but each time he was picked up by the military at the libyan border. now do deserve an up on the route through the desert is not could there be no problem libya and the mediterranean aren't good either. but what else should i do when you have no other option you must have a clear goal and it that we need and the goal for everyone here is europe there's no question about that as a guinea and man has little chance of being granted the right to stay in europe but that won't stop him. you know the europe wants to close the border or here we the young africans of the 21st century are fed up with europe. or now modern day lit up i'm going to report on even though i want to go to europe i hate europe would question that that's why because these days europe couldn't survive without africa. africa is rich in diamonds and uranium you know premier produce here is the biggest uranium producer for you and yet we pity its children and if you've been to

and islam extend in the greater sahara are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has launched several aerial operation $83.00 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that china is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the for the region and there is fear that there could be more violence as charging troops return home. still had an al-jazeera we're going to tell you why poland is accusing russia of trying to rewrite history. christians celebrate good friday in isolation not a cathedral in paris opens briefly almost a year after a fire destroyed much of the church. and other more of the heavy rainfall constable central and southern areas of china not about to head across areas of japan the town is being steaming to the east in the last year as. it is actually set to change now have a look at the south of it because a very very heavy through the central areas pushing down into kongji guangdong and eventually up to fusion provinces while pushing across to taiwan so very heavy amount

are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has launched several aerial operation $83.00 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that child is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the for the region and there is fear that there could be more violence as charging troops return home. still ahead on al-jazeera we take a look at the markets culturally significant they were worth the risk. the world's biggest economies try to finalize a deal to boosting oil prices. and other more of the heavy rainfall constable central and southern areas of china not about to head across areas of japan the can is being steaming to the east in the last few as but it is actually set to change to have a look at this in south l.a. because of rain very heavy through the small central areas pushing down into kongji guangdong. eventually province as well pushing across to taiwan so very heavy amounts of rain is coming down in this very saturated ground and we could have poles or as have the threat of some

and islam extinct in the greater sahara are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has launched several aerial operation $83.00 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that chad is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the for the region and there is fear that there could be more violence as chargin troops return home. bill norrin says a professor at the american university school of international service explains what's behind the decision and how it will affect the. the morale of the chatting troops quite low there's a number of domestic issues including a prison riot related to cope at 19 and certainly the streets restrict the and there were about 6000 troops chanting troops around the late 700 had to be read or heard from mali back to late chad and then there was this large defeat about 2 weeks ago where chad had its largest troop loss in one day ever about 100 troops and that and that's why this operation went forward but it's a chick redeployment back towards chad sovereign t

and islam extend in the greater sahara are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has launched several aerial operation $83.00 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that chad is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the for the region and there is fear that there could be more violence as charge in troops return home. william lawrence is a senior professor of middle lecturer with american university school of international service is joining us live from washington d.c. on skype thank you very much indeed for your time sir given the fact that as i understand it the recent offensive by the chaldean troops managed to i think kill about a 1000 books fighters why do you think the chaldean president has made this announcement at this time. well there are many factors at play certainly the morale of the chatting troops quite low there's a number of domestic issues including a prison riot related to cope that 19 and certainly districts are stretched thin and there were about 6000 troop

the mean and islam extend in the greater sahara are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has launched several aerial operation $83.00 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that child is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the good for the region and there is fear there could be more violence as charge in troops return home. almost a year since it was ravaged by fire mass has been held at not to don on good friday ahead of east at one of the holiest celebrations in the christian calendar the sparsely attended services was laced with symbolism of hope and new life as natasha reports. the sound of a finding around. the musician dressed in protective clothing because the cathedral isn't fully safe after the fine graphic state. the archbishop of paris led a good friday ceremony meeting it's an ancient representation of a crown of thorns that have been rescued by firefighters with friends and looked down because of the coronavirus crisis only 7 people were allowed to attend. in

in the greater sahara are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has launched several aerial operation 83 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that chad is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the good for the region and there is fear that there could be more violence as chargin troops return home. tensions between poland and russia are rising ahead if events planned to mark the end of world war 2 warsaw is accusing moscow of trying to rewrite history is it remembers the thousands of polish officers murdered by soviet secret police 80 years ago and reports of the cats and forest where the massacre took place. in this russian forest mass graves filled with bodies of polish officers were discovered in 1943 now a memorial site it shows the truth soviet leader joseph stalin always denied he blamed what is known as the cutting massacre on hitler's troops only after the collapse of the soviet union did russia acknowledge the estimated $22000.00 executions were carried out by stali

the migrants passed the dangerous sahara desert in niger on their way to libya.om their, they crossed to italy with tens of thousands of nigerians as prostitutes selling sex for as little as 10 euros. one nigerian agreed to us about her madame. she wants to remain anonymous. the madadme trafficker to italy to force her into prostitutioio. >> he said we should walk on the road. he will bebeat us. he is so wicked. >> we traced down the madame in to a darkened apartment. a nigerian colic enters with a hidden camera under a false pretense. >> good morning. >> how are you? is madame around? >> he meets her and six female nigerians inside. afterward, we confront the alleged madam. she denies allegations of trafficking and contradicts herself. the girls are tenants, she says. >> they have to do prostitution to get money to o live herere? >> they have to wowork outside. they do begging. >> so it is a lie when they say they are exploited? >> it is a life. >> w we talked to the state prosecutor about the researcher starts to investigate and finds proof it is no lie. becaus

are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has launched several aerial operation $83.00 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that china is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the good for the region and there is fear that there could be more violence as charging troops return home the 1st person to contract a bowl and democratic republic of congo in more than 50 days has died in 3 days time to see was expecting to declare an end to the 20 month break those are the headlines coming up next its people and. machines up with them used to. still me still you put a muesli is composed mostly of she. would suppose we should be going to. this. but sheesh which i'm going to the mean voice i'm still to you know it's. the previous. this is the muslim solution he's going to seize consider this to. you. should be just the. boys you meet it goes into the soul in the islam and yet i see. you could have none they much. poisonings cross to war us cyber and financial interference in u.s. and

and islam extend in the greater sahara are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has launched several aerial operation $83.00 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that china is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the good for the region and there is fear that there could be more violence as charging troops return home. tensions between poland and russia are rising in the lead up to events planned to mark the end of world war 2 or so those accusing moscow of trying to rewrite history as it remembers the thousands of polish officers murdered by soviet secret police 80 years ago stuff awesome reports of the cats and forest where the massacre took place. in this russian forest mass graves filled with bodies of polish officers were discovered in 1943 now a memorial site it shows the truth soviet leader joseph stalin always denied he blamed what is known as the cutting massacre on hitler's troops only after the collapse of the soviet union did russia acknowledge the estimated $220

the could ease to on does of sub sahara african countries. race to keep that of coveted nineteen cases contained about. quickly to bring in restrictions and fight back by if only about eighteen all facts and fas numbers it could. and that could not toll only certainly be devas. the africans in sub saharan africa's growth could shrink by an unprecedented one point 6% this year. for more on this as i mentioned i'm joined by the imf chief christine gave up thank you for speaking to us. so going to that first i just know t that some. what the african countries- have done a lot over the last decade. to boost their growth and improve their performance and some of the african countries h have outperformed the rest of the world for quite some time. now this is sudden stop the be gonna that to me is that these game is not onlnly can be lost but they could. and bob after all the being hit by cold and that you're disasters wait can do were did to be with all the top of it many could the law the with. that this farm it's facing a health crisis we were he

talking about the death that over 80 percent of niger along the country in west africa lies in the sahara desert and huge dunes are quipping closer and closer to the capital niamey bought on cold young volunteers for the environment is sick and. desertification leading the fight children teens who intel on alcohol racing other members of the funnies to join the coals. and environmental protection in action. xenia is learning from master blacksmith ebro human mana how to build an oven that works without wood all parts must fit together perfectly so that the oven closes tightly and no heat can escape. even him a man is building a series he just received an order for 50. evans from the ngo volunteer how porn on view home. through food left in this oven is a tool in the fight against desertification because it's not filled with wood but with rice husks the husks can't be used for anything else not even animals a thumb i don't like but every day tons of rice husks accumulate in the state rice factory it's waste with no nutritional value everyone who has an oven can get it here for free to use

telephone helpline this is another of the many social services provided by father and chose n.g.o.s in sahara still a pos or messengers of peace with the help of an army of volunteers. and really good morning how are you home or place of peace. talking to also my dear ranged he just keeps saying i love you i love you but horses that's always nice isn't it anymore 10 that wouldn't be a fair 80 volunteers working here in shifts from monday to friday from 9 am to 7 pm to engine alone we received 1105 calls 3 weeks you see all these calls here are just from jim but i must say how that's relevant to the who. i. am. for subway stations down the line from sun and tone clothes to madrid's main sites and shopping district is the robin hood restaurant. it's father and his latest project to restore dignity to the homeless and those in need. the idea is not to steal from the rich to feed the poor instead it gives those better off a chance to share their wealth the paying guests enable the restaurant to serve up the same fine food for free to people without money. the tables are laid with polish cutlery t

and the state in the greater sahara are stepping up their operation and so the country in the sahara region is at a tipping point france is struggling it has been several aerial operation 83 in the last week to try to stem the violence but the announcement that china is pulling out its troops doesn't bode well for the good for the region and there is fear that there could be more violence as chargin troops return home. there's been an escalation of fighting in the disputed kashmir region and recent days pakistan claimed to have shot down an indian drone while india says 5 of its soldiers have been killed along the line of control in a moment we'll hear from our correspondent was but new delhi on what action the indian military has been taking for suspect to hide or who is in islamabad so let's stand say has been happening in the last few days. according to the county military spokesmen in the last 24 hours have seen an escalation of the fire they say that this coming from the indian side which also includes artillery and mortar fire. has resulted in several civilian casualties we hav

traffickers between africa and europe and shortly afterwards we started the trip from nigeria through the sahara desert all the way to. europe and watch truth to be very helpful is that a colleague from up our station channels t.v. in nigeria joined the trip all the way to europe because he had a very different accents of course to the nigerian community and it's a leak and as you can see yourself in the reports that summarizes the investigation back in 2060. in 2016 d.w. reporters investigated along the human trafficking routes between italy and snide syria starting in been in city when i jerry and girls are recruited. latest here that's traditional priests forced them to pledge loyalty to their traffickers. from. the migrants then pos the dangerous to hire a desert and eyes are on their way to libya. from there they cross to it in the clip tens of thousands of nigerians and as prostitutes selling sex for as little as 10 euros after long research one nigerian agreed to talk to us about how my dumb this is what they call nigerian traffickers here on the one condition she wants to remain anonymou

that suffer from fragility, from violence, and so these countries which may be, for example, in the sahara or horn of africa or really somewhere in the developing world, are challenged by -- are incredibly challenged by the economic downturn and also by the health crisis itself and by societal challenges that they face. so we were already working in all of these countries. we're expanding those presumption and -- programs and do what we can in terms of resource transfer and i know the i.m.f. is, as well, trying to transfer resources to these countries. as far as in other things that can be done, i think we need to do two things. is respond to the crisis right now which we're trying to then also build programs the futureork into and that means programs that affect -- that supply education, girls as well as boys, that protect the and build climate resiliency. still those programs are ongoing. one interesting thing is as use or work from home or have more social distancing, even in developing countries, what that means is use of the internet and more use of communications means down thenk loo

that suffer from fragility, from violence, and so these countries which may be, for example, in the sahara or the horn of africa or really somewhere in the developing world, are challenged by -- are incredibly challenged by the afe in the developing world, are challenged, are incredibly economicd by the downturn and by the health crisis itself, and by the societal challenges that they face. we were already working in all of these countries with expanding these programs and trying to do what we can in terms of resource transfer, and i know the imf is as well trying to transfer resources to these countries. as far as other things that can be done, i think we need to do two things, one is respond to the crisis that we are trying to build of them that will work into the future, and that means programs that will affect the supply, education, that educate girls as well as boys, that protect the environment and build a climate resiliency, all of those programs are still ongoing. as interesting thing is people try to work from home or have more social distancing, even in developing countries, what

making sure that you're hearing the stories from people in places like palestine the jaguar land the sahara region and so many others we go to them to make a afterwards we care we stay. the soldiers there i'm dating obligato with a check on your world headlines iran has launched its 1st satellite into space the revolutionary guard says the device called moore meaning lights is now circling the earth in a low orbit it's drawing criticism from u.s. secretary of state michael peo who said it breached the u.n. resolution on ballistic missiles a designated terrorist organization or launched a missile today and leave to the part of defense to talk about the details about that but when you talk about the u.n. security council resolution 2231 i think every nation has an obligation to go to the united nations and evaluate whether this missile launch was consistent with that security council resolution i think it remotely is and they need i think iran needs to be held accountable for what they've done well my campaign has also spoken about israel antics in parts of the occupied west bank saying it's

in the slum one was lee mean and these comics did in the greater sahara have been fighting each other for control of land and resources in mali's north and central region. is a full on the herder who's escape the violence joining hundreds of thousands of others displaced in the capital bamako they have turned this cattle market in slaughterhouse into makeshift camps. i am not afraid this sunday for my country and i am also elected m.p.'s to find a solution in this conflict so we can go. diego fears the vote will be rigged in the 1st round he says no one dared to vote in his constituency but local officials say there was an 80 percent turnout with the ruling party winning the majority of the votes in the 2nd round of this election millions will have to brave the threat of armed groups and the corona virus outbreak while the stakes for the country are high taking part in the vote has not just become risky and dangerous it can also be fatal nicholas hawk al jazeera. and returning to the current virus pandemic now the indian state of carolina is being held up as a success story with just

then you tend to finding creasing the breezy conditions in libya but the real heat is a say in the sahara with temperatures in the $4445.00 range and just south of that it turns wet. from. al-jazeera was goes on a roller coaster journey in iran and discoveries how funny and how it refugee community itself to lead and identity. i'd like to prove to the world council. i will be able to prove myself to my counseling friends and myself to keep. the site child afghan united on al-jazeera. remove. talk about what you are deservedly so hold on the reminder of our top stories the world health organization says there's no evidence people who've recovered from covert 19 develop a munity to the virus it's urging governments against issuing so-called immunity passports to u 2 concerns they could increase the spread of the virus china has gone 10 consecutive days without reporting any deaths from cope with 19 the original source of the global pandemic is now detecting most of the imported cases and nearly no local transmission of the virus. also the number of pro the virus related deaths in the u.k. h

making sure that you're hearing the stories from people in places like palestine libya youngman the sahara legion and so many others we go to them you make the efforts we care we stay. russia has jeopardized the united states security interest we know what you are doing and you will not succeed perceptions from the outside looking. good more to the picture from the inside. and i think russia's foreign policy is too soft going to most russian girls who are trying to not be soon to view full russian all knowledge as you. crossing borders breaking boundaries recording injustice crunching inequality from africa and asia to europe the use exile as it were mine of a street every very good for me is one country al-jazeera world meets for refugees who've come to us touched people's lives and made a difference. hard road from home put all gryphus and activists on outages era. for. the. robot to send in doha the top stories on our visit up 6600000 americans have lost their jobs in the past week because of the coronavirus the country's economy has been crippled as businesses have been forced to shut

closing down after threats of attack by an al qaeda affiliate in the slum of state in the greater sahara 2 groups which have stepped up their operations despite the pandemic the few 100 doctors left are abandoning their posts leaving the people of brick enough us alone to deal with a virus that's rapidly spreading. work enough also is a ticking time bomb this crisis is revealing how fragile vulnerable and weak some countries in west africa are joining up in their make more specifically this is faced with the challenge of armed groups. the united nations is calling for a global ceasefire so countries like brickies and its people crushed by the violence of armed conflict hunger and poverty can better fight a virus that is quite lee gaining ground nicholas hawk al jazeera. hundreds of millions of people in india have now been told they must wear face masks when going outside the order applies to people and it's true biggest cities new delhi and mumbai as well as the most populous state of water pradesh now with masks and short supply worldwide the health ministry has given instructions on h

tree in europe get more now from our sahara she's a spanish journalist joining me now live from madrid marta that's well over 100 people have died in the last 24 hours is there any hope in sight over in spain while health ministers have ministers sources say that we haven't reached the at the peak of the current figures or sterilizing so their mother might be a little bit of hope for us but today we have $150.00 car buyers dead in spain in the last 24 hours again the deadliest day with more than $10000.00 in total writing the death rate to 9.07 percent another day with more than 800 new infections 6 days in a row that reaching 100 and then 110000 people infected from cop in 19 today the health minister reported that the curve has been to start liasing and we will see now a slow down process and health ministries also focusing now in the intensive care units and they are trying to to to prevent a collapse. and martyred you see you mentioned there that certainly that curve might be starting to stabilize and so on but certainly it's still seems a dire situation in spain quite frankly just

of 12 centuries an estimated $9.00 to $12000000.00 african captives were transported on the trend sahara and eastern routes from $1516.00 onward in 3 and a half centuries $13000000.00 men women and children were deported to the americas amidst the pillaging abductions famines wars and epidemics this globalisation of violence caused the death of an estimated 15000000 africans direct and indirect victims of imperialism historians are still evaluating the demographic economic political and social impact of this human tragedy this criminal enterprise unparalleled in scale to this day. i think will truly be making progress when we all accept the history of slavery as all of our history so this true slavery is not black history and it's not just the history of white colonization but the history of human inequality is the legacy for all of us and it's a legacy we all must contend with right not a white person only thinking about themselves as the descendant of a slave holder but the white person thinking of themselves the descent of a slave to the black person view themselves as sons of slaveho